Homocysteine is a harmless acid-like waste product that forms when you eat red meat and other protein foods. If you have sufficient B vitamins, this is usually not a problem; however, today we find many deficient in their B vitamins, so homocysteine builds up to dangerous levels and "burns" the delicate tissue of the artery walls.

Plaque is then formed at the site of this inflammation as the body attempts to heal the damage. High levels of homocysteine increases a person's risk of heart attack by 300%.

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Scientific research into the cancer-beating qualities of apples has lent new strength to the old saying: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." And it has shown grandma was right when she said the best part was the skin.

Dr Lister, research leader in nutrition and health at Crop and Food, said her team aimed to develop products based on the health benefits of antioxidants, compounds which protect the body's cells.

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More Kids at Risk for Future Heart Trouble - By Kathleen Doheny

More kids are heading toward heart trouble, the American Heart Association reported Thursday in its annual assessment of cardiovascular disease, the top killer in the United States.

In 2002, the latest year covered by the AHA's annual report, 927,448 Americans died of cardiovascular disease, which includes high blood pressure, heart attacks, chest pains known as angina, congestive heart failure, stroke, and congenital heart defects.

The report shows that cardiovascular disease is actually on the decline, slightly. But for the first time, it includes a section on youth and their risk factors for heart disease, and that's on the rise.

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Would you agree that everything you put in your body should be for the benefit and use of the body? Coffee furnishes no vitamins, minerals, enzymes or protein to the diet, but causes the body to expend energy to overcome the effects of the caffeine.

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